Museum of Sydney

Coming soon

Just Not Australian

19 Australian artists across generations deal with the origins and implications of contemporary Australian nationhood

On now

The Weaving Room

These drop-in workshops celebrate the history and diversity of First Nations weaving traditions in NSW. Hear from Elders and artists about their traditional weaving practices and create your own piece to take home

Museum of Sydney

Explore the character, cultures and soul of the city

First encounters

The Museum of Sydney is built on and around a site that links us to the very beginnings of modern Australia

Gadigal Place

Whose place?

During this thought-provoking and engaging program, students learn that the Museum of Sydney is built over the site of first Government House, from where Arthur Phillip governed the young colony of NSW

Garuwanga Gurad (stories that belong to Country)

During this program at Museum of Sydney, on the site of first Government House, students have a unique opportunity to explore links between Indigenous and European histories, cultures and perspectives in the expanding Sydney colony of the 1800

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Sydney Snapshots

Highlights from a treasure-trove of images taken by the NSW Government Printing Office Photographic Branch

Edge of Trees